If you were to ask Hon David Washington his favorite movies, he would named two in which his father starred. One is "Glory", which provided Denzel Washington a role in breakthrough and remains one of The best films for civil war of all time. The other, however, was one of Denzel's five collaborations with the late, the Great Tony Scott. The couple worked together on "Crimson Tide", "Déjà vu", "Taking of Pelham 123", and "unstoppable", but it was "Man of Fire" in 2004 which represented the best of the collectors in Washington/Scott.

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This Denzel Actor may have a surprisingly low -scale tomato scoreBut don't let that deceive you. When it comes to the Starwar's action efforts, there are several better films than "Fire Man" in his filmography. Long before the Oscar winner take on Robert McCar's role in the films "Equalizers", he showed similar badges in Scott's project, which saw Jaded playing a former CIA agent from Johnon W. Creations. After destroying his career due to a drinking problem, the creations are very down and out. He agrees to take a job in Mexico, keeping Pieota (Dakota Fanning), the daughter of a Mexican businessman (Mark Anthony), and while the couple is initially on trial, creations soon develop a fondube to his new indictment. When he is eventually abducted, you can imagine that Denzel's Edid hero wastes anger. What results are the long -term and bloody search for revenge, because the creations are responsible.

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That, according to Johnon David Washington, adds one of Denzel's best films, and Julu's subscribers seem to agree, as the film is currently finding an audience of Strimmer two decades since it was released.

"Man of Fire" is one of Denzel Washington's best films, but is also one of Tony Scott's best movies. The director had a little reputation for access to the style of subjects, but with a "man of fire", it seemed to have refined the perfect merger of the two, using its horrible fast visual sides as a way to illustrate the unstable and intense internal state of Johnon W. Creations.

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For Hulu's viewers, no doubt this is the case of "NewUstalgia", where an older film is presented to modern audiences as if it were new. It is likely that many subscribers to Fulu have never seen "The Man of Fire" when it first hit the 2004 theaters, which, when combined with those who just want to revise the Scott's action masterpiece, have allowed the film to get a certain traction of the stream.

The film was added to Julu on May 1, 2025 and finally made his debut on the table after nearly three weeks. According to FlixpatrolA page that follows viewership through various streaming services, "Fire Man" hit the number nine in the United States on May 21, 2025. It's not the most surprising debut, but it's just nice to see a "fire man" that makes even a little influence 20 years after arriving for the first time.

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During writing, "The Man of Fire" is only ninth on the charts in the United States. But that could change like Sunday. However, in order to climb the rankings, Denzel's shareholder will face competition from Kirsten Dunst's "Melancholia" Sky-Film Film, which also only found a audience of Fulu. As for the rest of the top 10, the "man of fire" will have to surpass Critically appreciated Chloe Finnman's Comedy "Summer of 69" which is currently in seventh place. Closer to the top of the rankings are two films "Kingsman" and in the number one position "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, with viewers clearly revise the film that created a new chapter for Tom Cruise Before seeing "Mission: Impossible - the last count" in cinemas.

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It may be a lot to overcome, but if one can do it, it's Denzel - especially given that 38% Rotten tomatoes The result does not really represent the way the "man of fire" was seen in the years of his debut. The film originally made $ 130.9 million On a $ 60,000 budget, but failed to impress critics, who thought Scott's sixth directorial style made it for a long -term surplus and not much more. But the film is rethinked in the years and is rightly considered not only one of Scott's best, but as an example of Denzel's top action. As such, it will be interesting to see how the film is appreciated in the streaming era next week or the like.